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This was supposed to have been my 500th column, but time and scheduling got away from me. This adventure began in January 2015 after a particularly egregious HOA meeting when I sent Candy a screed on the loony-ness of my HOA. Candy being Candy, immediately replied wanting to publish the inner dirt. When I woke…
I love this house. 7507 Baxtershire. It takes me back ever so far to my childhood, when I spent my summers frolicking with cousins and bicycling by Bruce Goff’s Round House in Aurora, Illinois, on the west side of that town. Yes, THIS house. My cousins lived nearby in a sprawling ’50s ranch: I…
Compass continues to widen its swath of acquisitions as word came today that it is nearing a deal to snap up Pacific Union National Realty, an independent brokerage operating in California. News of the prospective acquisition by Compass came this afternoon on the real estate news site Inman. Pacific Union recently launched PrivateView, a public…
In an area where more affordable housing is dear, it’s becoming more and more rare to get a press release announcing that someone is entering that market in Dallas. But Napali Capital, a Southlake-based investment firm, has done just that — twice. Last month, the private investment firm announced the acquisition of the Westwood Apartments,…
When you’re a man about town with a penchant for dramatic, luxe style, what kind of space do you design for entertaining and as a showcase for travel acquisitions? The answer is at 8526 Baltimore Dr. Apt 202, our Tuesday Two Hundred and the European-style pied-à-terre for a prominent Dallas jewelry designer. He arrived at this location…
Have you noticed that it’s hard to display fantastic pieces of art in a home? My parents struggled with this from time to time and I remember how challenging it was to not only hang art or display it correctly, but to make it all flow together with other pieces. Some homes just aren’t good…
